Waterfowl at Lost Lagoon - Stanley Park

On Thursday afternoon I was in Vancouver's Stanley Park to visit the waterfowl at Lost Lagoon. The Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) were great to look at as usual. As adults, they have pure white feathers with an orange bill and black bulb near their nostrils. I had previously referred to Trumpeter Swans but that apparently was in error. Their bills are black as adults and are Cygnus buccinator. It can be a challenge identifying birds and animals at times. There was a little Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) that I wanted to get a photo of but it seemed to disappear into the water a couple of times I took a shot. There is one image of a bubble in the water made by the duck as it dove in. Then there was another shot of just the tail as it went yet again into the water. On the third try I finally got the bird. The ducks in the second last photo are called Scaup (Aythya) but I am uncertain whether they are the Greater or Lesser Scaup (anyone know?). In the final photo you can see that it was an overcast day even though the sun was making an appearance late in the afternoon but too low on the horizon to make much difference to the quality of the images. The photos look so much better with a blue sky and the sun out. So, enjoy the photos just the same!